esmeralde

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus (“emerald”), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos, “emerald”), from Sanskrit मरकत (marakata).

Noun

esmeralde oblique singular, f (oblique plural esmeraldes, nominative singular esmeralde, nominative plural esmeraldes)

1. emerald (gemstone)

Descendants

• → English: emerald
• French: émeraude